News Release

April 8, 2010

Student Senate elections set for week of April 12-16

MARYVILLE, Mo. - The Northwest Student Senate will be hold elections for its 2010-11 officers during the week of April 12-16.

All
students can vote by visiting CatPaws and going to the Vote tab,
starting Monday, April 12. Winners will be announced at the Student
Senate meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 20 in the J.W. Jones Student
Union Board Room.

Audrey Faltin, a senior English and Spanish double major from Elkhorn, Neb., is overseeing this year's elections.

"Our
goal is to have as many people vote as possible because Student Senate
affects student life across campus," Faltin said. "We want as much
student input as we can get."

Quentin
Templeton, a business management and Spanish double major from Kearney,
Mo., is the only candidate seeking the office of executive president.
Running on his ticket are Joe Barbosa (sophomore social science
education major from Helena, Mo.) for executive vice president, Katie
Suntken (junior international business major from Harlan, Iowa) for
executive secretary and Andrew Maddux (junior public relations major
from Council Bluffs, Iowa) for executive treasurer.

A
junior at Northwest, Templeton has served in various leadership roles
across the campus, including president of National Residence Hall
Honorary, Academic Resource Consultant in-Hall (ARCH) in Millikan, and
vice president of Blue Key National Honor Society. Within Student
Senate, he has served as an on-campus representative and co-chair for
the Student Affairs Committee.

Templeton
is running on a ticket theme of "Reform, Reunite, Reconnect" that is
advocating improved communication among Student Senate and the
University organizations.

"I'm
extremely excited about the work, ideas, and dedication of my ticket,"
he said. "I'm very proud of the work Joe Barbosa, Katie Suntken and
Andrew Maddux have already accomplished within Senate, and I look
forward to joining together with them to help represent such a diverse
and innovative campus population."

Suntken is the only executive candidate to have a challenger. Tamera A. Dunn is running independently for executive secretary.

Dunn
is a senior social science education major from Seymour, Mo. She is
president of Residence Hall Association; regional communications
coordinator of recruitment and retention for the MACURH Regional Board
of Directors, secretary of Sigma Pi Sigma and an on-campus
representative for Student Senate. She also is a member of National
Residence Hall Honorary.

Dunn
said she will strive to work with others on the Student Senate and
ensure all meeting minutes are available to the public within 24 hours.

"I
believe that the best candidate is one who understands the duties and
responsibilities as outlined by the current constitution and bylaws, but
is also willing to build personal connections with those who serve the
senate in any capacity, as well as the population of Northwest as a
whole," Dunn said.

Suntken
is serving as president of the Business and Professional Women and
Student Ambassador secretary. In her third year on Student Senate, she
is public relations chair and a class representative. She also is a
member of Campus Crusade for Christ.

"We
look forward to working for our students along with the faculty and
staff to 'Reform, Reunite, and Reconnect,'" Suntken said. "We believe
that our ticket will bring experience, diversity, and creativity that
will be used to best serve our campus community."

The following is a list of candidates and the offices for which they are running: